Show Ways of Decorating Above Mantelpiece An over-mantel over picture Is a very good center of ot decorative Interest from which to begin as a basis In planning the color harmonies of ot a D. room First then choose the picture to togo go over the fireplace with reference to the size of the mantel and the Uie tendency atthe of at the lines of ot the room If the space over the mantel Is horizontally wide and and not very high then a long narrow picture w will l be good There There are many beautiful landscapes reproductions of ot great paintings that follow tollow these lines j such a lan landscape hung within a few Inches of ot the mantel will be like a a charming outlook leading the Imagination tion out Into woods or fields A ma mn marine ma rine would be appropriate there with its reaching far vi view w an and amid d long Jong lines of rolling billows A frieze W would b be excellent nt In this place such as a photograph ph of ot a a sculptured sculptured sculptured frieze of ot some old temple or Ot that of ot the 12 prophets o of the Old Testament the original of ot which painted by Sargent Sargent Is In the Boston public library or the merry processional processional processional of ot the Chaucer pilgrims making their way in a polyglot through to Canterbury This last Is full tun of ot color and anil of action as well as dignity and pleasant lIte literary ary association |